sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; upaguhya-embracing; atmajam-her daughter; evam-in this way; rudatya-by Devaki, who was crying; dina-dina-vat-very piteously, like a poor woman; yacitah-being begged; tam-her (Devaki); vinirbhartsya-chastising; hastat-from her hands; acicchide-separated the child by force; khalah-Kamsa, the most cruel.